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u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is delivering a speech from the hague to mark the 100th anniversary of the u.n. peace palace. reports that u.s. and allies are preparing for a potential attack. we'll keep our eyes on that. also coming up on today's show, we'll be out in berlin in a few minutes. we'll hear from a senior met of the social democratic party after angela merkel says greece should never have joined the euro. blamed her spd predecessor gerhard schrader for the mistake. have the gloves come off on the german campaign trail? our latest offering of south korea is an exclusive interview with ceo of samsung. why they're betting big on wearable technology. and tune in at 10:40, we'll learn how the french government plans to plug a euro deficit. at 11:05 cet we'll set aside some brazil and be joined by a guest who says the country's central bank could hike rates as they struggle with a weakening currency and imported inflation. jpmorgan's list of legal challenges gets longer. we'll ge
u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is delivering a speech from the hague to mark the 100th anniversary of the u.n. peace palace. reports that u.s. and allies are preparing for a potential attack. we'll keep our eyes on that. also coming up on today's show, we'll be out in berlin in a few minutes. we'll hear from a senior met of the social democratic party after angela merkel says greece should never have joined the euro. blamed her spd predecessor gerhard schrader for the mistake. have the...
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the u.n. before a decision on military intervention is made. >>> brent eases by more than 1% as investors price in a delay of any u.s. led strike. >>> indonesian central bankers hike their overneat benchmark interest rates 50 basis points to shore up investor confidence and curb their currency slide. >>> carrefour at the top of the cac quarante as they reap the benefits of its turn around plan. sales across europe sluggish despite the better performance in france. >>> all right. warm welcome to you. watching german -- german unemployment data is what we have got out. engineering orders have fallen 3% in july. and the central bank's forward guidance assures markets of low interest rates for the foreseeable future. what we're looking for is the unemployment jobless number. the jobless total down, sorry, up 7,000 versus reuters forecast for it to contract minus 5,000. the adjusted jobless rate, 6.8%, unchanged from july. plenty to get through today on the program. we'll continue our focus in germ
the u.n. before a decision on military intervention is made. >>> brent eases by more than 1% as investors price in a delay of any u.s. led strike. >>> indonesian central bankers hike their overneat benchmark interest rates 50 basis points to shore up investor confidence and curb their currency slide. >>> carrefour at the top of the cac quarante as they reap the benefits of its turn around plan. sales across europe sluggish despite the better performance in france....
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the u.n. inspectors, due to leave syria on saturday, before deciding on the next course of action. hadly gamble joins us on set. it is interesting, where does the british parliament vote really leave the u.s., do you think, and president obama? >> really it leaves the u.s. in a tight spot. president obama has to make this a clear decision about foreign policy. this is no longer just about chemical weapons being used in syria. this is now about basically iran and the broader region. we have iran influencing everything happening in syria at this point, the fallout there being in lebanon, in turkey. we also have the threat of a nuclear weapons program in iran. if president obama were to look weak on iran, what that means is inevitably there would be questions about his foreign policy. in politics, you can make and break promises every day but on foreign policy you want to stay strong. some are pushing back on the president, asking for more evidence month, time. congress is out of session now. who
the u.n. inspectors, due to leave syria on saturday, before deciding on the next course of action. hadly gamble joins us on set. it is interesting, where does the british parliament vote really leave the u.s., do you think, and president obama? >> really it leaves the u.s. in a tight spot. president obama has to make this a clear decision about foreign policy. this is no longer just about chemical weapons being used in syria. this is now about basically iran and the broader region. we...
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u.n. secretary-general warns of, quote, serious consequences if the use of chemical weapons in syria is proven, despite divisions in the security council ban ki-moon once again calls for immediate access to the alleged site. >>> good morning, everyone. good friday morning. it is the final trading day of the week. ross is still out on vacation. he will be back with you next week. meanwhile, let's come back to one of our top stories. nasdaq ceo in his first comments after the glitch that halted trading for three hours on thursday is calling for higher standards for exchanges. he tells the wall street journal, our systems and the industries have to get to a higher level of robustness. the journal reports nasdaq officials internally pointed to a connectivity problem with competing electronic exchange as the trigger for the technical issue that forced the trading halt. arkia wasn't named in the official statement and the they have declined comment. nasdaq officials believe they should have been
u.n. secretary-general warns of, quote, serious consequences if the use of chemical weapons in syria is proven, despite divisions in the security council ban ki-moon once again calls for immediate access to the alleged site. >>> good morning, everyone. good friday morning. it is the final trading day of the week. ross is still out on vacation. he will be back with you next week. meanwhile, let's come back to one of our top stories. nasdaq ceo in his first comments after the glitch that...
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that's the threat as u.n. experts are allowed to visit the site of an alleged chemical attack. >>> if you're just joining us, good morning, everyone. welcome. it is a holiday in the uk. you might be watching us from bent this morning. in that case, take it easy, have a cup of tea. there's a little bit lower. ibex off just about 1%. this comes off the back of a stronger close stateside as well as in asia on friday, despite the fact that we, of course, were dealing with the three-hour nasdaq outing that took place at the end of last week. the bond markets, we've been focusing a lot on yields heading higher at the moment. they're still heading a little higher where we're looking at a level of 1.92, coming down just a tad. i was looking at what's coming up later on this week. we've got the ministry of finance in japan selling approximately 2.9 trillion yen worth of two-year bonds, also a 20-year government bond auction in japan taking place tomorrow which could be important, $12 billion worth of that. >>> the curr
that's the threat as u.n. experts are allowed to visit the site of an alleged chemical attack. >>> if you're just joining us, good morning, everyone. welcome. it is a holiday in the uk. you might be watching us from bent this morning. in that case, take it easy, have a cup of tea. there's a little bit lower. ibex off just about 1%. this comes off the back of a stronger close stateside as well as in asia on friday, despite the fact that we, of course, were dealing with the three-hour...
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the way forward will be through the u.n. security council and they're going to continue to work that front. but also at the same time given the paralysis that, again, we have seen in the last 12 hours happening in new york, they will be working through other channels to continue pushing their interests, which at the moment lie with the rebels. the rebel groups and the free syrian army and the rest of the entities in syria opposing the regime are very disperse and that makes it very difficult to really take a unified stance and to open the tap, if you will, be it financially or through arms. carolin? >> yousef, thank you for that. >>> a check of european markets which are getting a nice boost from the better than expected pmi numbers for the month of august. also, china hsbc pmis were better than forecast, coming in above the boom/bust line. the xetra dax rallying more up by 1%. and the periphery once again outperforming. in terms of u.s. futures, we are expecting to see a little bit of a bounceback, taking futures or fair va
the way forward will be through the u.n. security council and they're going to continue to work that front. but also at the same time given the paralysis that, again, we have seen in the last 12 hours happening in new york, they will be working through other channels to continue pushing their interests, which at the moment lie with the rebels. the rebel groups and the free syrian army and the rest of the entities in syria opposing the regime are very disperse and that makes it very difficult to...
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britain urges syria government to allow u.n. inspections, immediate access to the site of reported chemical weapons. now, we ran a report on the latest breaking news in syria around ten minutes ago and we want to clarify we're not reporting that there is a link between the conflict and syria and egypt. >>> european markets are seeing a little bit of a pullback. the ftse 100 off by .8%. stocks trading today, but overall seeing some stabilization after yesterday's bigger losses, the xetra dax is off by a third of 1%. u.s. futures taking fair value into account, the implied open signaling yet another negative start to the trading day after the s&p 500 snapped that four-day losing streak in yesterday's session. the dow was flat to slightly negative in yesterday's session. >>> how do you make money in these mash ets? here is what some of the experts have been telling us this morning. >> there will be an announcement either in september or october and basically there is also maybe a cap then for bond. ironically everybody says bonds h
britain urges syria government to allow u.n. inspections, immediate access to the site of reported chemical weapons. now, we ran a report on the latest breaking news in syria around ten minutes ago and we want to clarify we're not reporting that there is a link between the conflict and syria and egypt. >>> european markets are seeing a little bit of a pullback. the ftse 100 off by .8%. stocks trading today, but overall seeing some stabilization after yesterday's bigger losses, the...
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will they keep the u.n. -- allow the u.n. to keep appreciateiatiappreciateiate i across the dollar? >> you an overleveraged economy, debt problematic, do you want that continue to money inflows entering your country or are you setting an exchange rate? china does not want to have more money because it does realize the sustainability of economic growth is the way to go and not to look just for exuberant economic growth in the short-term. i think there is a long-term adjustment taking place. >> hans, always good to see you. thank you for that. >>> still to come, italy's economy shrinking in what is the country's longest recession on record. when will it turn around? find out what the chief executive of the firm thinks. we've an exclusive interview after the break. [ male announcer ] come to the lexus golden opportunity sales event and choose from one of five lexus hybrids that's right for you, including the lexus es and ct hybrids. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data
will they keep the u.n. -- allow the u.n. to keep appreciateiatiappreciateiate i across the dollar? >> you an overleveraged economy, debt problematic, do you want that continue to money inflows entering your country or are you setting an exchange rate? china does not want to have more money because it does realize the sustainability of economic growth is the way to go and not to look just for exuberant economic growth in the short-term. i think there is a long-term adjustment taking...
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and there are large hopes that perhaps the u.n. regime could be reformed to allow for approaches to allow for public health approaches to treatment of users. and to the extent that there are likely to be any changes, this is probably with respect to adopting public health approaches with respect to users. but beyond that how one deals with supply side, how one deals with trafficking, there is really not any concerns. in fact, increasingly there is a very strong dissent. very different opinions as to how to manage that within latin america itself. brazil, very important demand place right now. for example, it does not want legalization, yet at the same time countries such as uruguay and guatemala are talking about legalization. and then you have china and russia who today are far more doctrinated in supporting the existing regime and tightening law enforcement than the united states was in the '80s in the heyday of its most stringent, most aggressive counternarcotics policies. >> from the brookings institute talking to ross about th
and there are large hopes that perhaps the u.n. regime could be reformed to allow for approaches to allow for public health approaches to treatment of users. and to the extent that there are likely to be any changes, this is probably with respect to adopting public health approaches with respect to users. but beyond that how one deals with supply side, how one deals with trafficking, there is really not any concerns. in fact, increasingly there is a very strong dissent. very different opinions...
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one notable example would be the foreign minister who was the previous ambassador to the u.n., has lived in the u.s. for a long time and has strong links to a lot of u.s. administration figures. so really it will be about can this person re-establish a working relationship with some of the people that he has previously communicated with. >> yeah. at the same time, how much control does he actually have over foreign policy? >> that's the issue, really. certainly foreign policy remains formally in the domain of the supreme leader. in terms of how much of an impact the president can have, this is where he will be advising the supreme leader. he will be talking to the supreme leader. and he -- the west will be hoping that he can influence the supreme leader so that he will make these crucial steps and allow rouhani to try and boost relations with the west in order to get sanctions lived. >> you wrote in his notes when he got elected it was less likely since his election that any strike here, there would be in the military action. is that how you see -- is there a period of time, is there a g
one notable example would be the foreign minister who was the previous ambassador to the u.n., has lived in the u.s. for a long time and has strong links to a lot of u.s. administration figures. so really it will be about can this person re-establish a working relationship with some of the people that he has previously communicated with. >> yeah. at the same time, how much control does he actually have over foreign policy? >> that's the issue, really. certainly foreign policy...
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u.n. inspectors who went to the site of the alleged chemical weapon attack continued their work, as we understand it. they are expected to continue their investigation. yesterday they met with eyewitnesses, took blood samples, were able to visit a field hospital where some of the wounded were being treated. it's not yet clear whether they are going to make their findings public, and if so, when, but certainly, a lot of people will be paying very close attention to that. for the united states, though, it doesn't need any more evidence. in fact, the u.s. says it has plenty of evidence it is going to make public in the coming days to confirm what a lot of countries have been saying, that it was the syrian government that has the capacity and the desire and the will to carry out this type of chemical weapons attack. as we were just hearing, it has also strained relations between the united states and russia. the u.s. has canceled a high-level meeting that was supposed to take place between its
u.n. inspectors who went to the site of the alleged chemical weapon attack continued their work, as we understand it. they are expected to continue their investigation. yesterday they met with eyewitnesses, took blood samples, were able to visit a field hospital where some of the wounded were being treated. it's not yet clear whether they are going to make their findings public, and if so, when, but certainly, a lot of people will be paying very close attention to that. for the united states,...